Byers v. Rumppe

Respondents, Norma Byers and Benjamin McVey, obtained any title they may have to the real estate in question as the sole heirs of their mother, Alta McVey, who received her title as a devisee under the will of Frances Selbach, deceased. The question for decision is what interest Alta McVey acquired in this land under the will of her mother. This requires an examination of paragraph 4 of the will, which reads as follows:

“Fourth: After the payment of the foregoing bequests, it is my will that all the rest, residue and remainder of my property, both real and personal, wheresoever the same may be…